Before we leave, I want to make a special request to the children of America. I ask you to join in a special effort to help the children of Afghanistan. Their country has been through a great deal of war and suffering. Many children there are starving and are severely malnourished. One in three Afghan children is an orphan. Almost half suffer chronic malnutrition. And we can, and must, help them.

We've created a special relief effort that
will be supervised by the Red Cross. We are asking every
child in America to earn or give a dollar that will be used to provide
food and medical help for the children of Afghanistan. You
can send your dollar in an envelope, marked "America's Fund for Afghan
Children," right here to the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D.C.

This is an opportunity to help others,
while teaching our own children a valuable lesson about service and
character. I hope school classes or Boys and Girl Scout
troops, other youth organizations will participate in any way to raise
the money to send to the children. Wash your
car. Do a yard for a neighbor. And I hope the
adults will help them, as well.

Ultimately, one of the best weapons, one
of the truest weapons that we have against terrorism is to show the
world the true strength of character and kindness of the American
people. Americans are united in this fight against
terrorism. We're also united in our concern for the innocent
people of Afghanistan. Winter is coming, and by acting today we can
help the children survive.